Museums

The Hague has some 30 top-quality museums and can rightly be seen as a city full of art and culture. Some enjoy a worldwide reputation while others are less well known, which only adds to their charm.

Last modified: 7 June 2011

Museums which children are guaranteed to enjoy in The Hague.

Last modified: 13 December 2010 - Overview

The Bunker Museum in The Hague displays a wide range of historic objects and memorabilia from the Second World War in a real German bunker from 1943.

Last modified: 14 June 2013

In the Children’s Book Museum (Kinderboekenmuseum), children can have loads of fun while learning about Dutch children’s literature. They will discover how stories can be both enriching and inspirational.

Last modified: 14 June 2013

Since 2004 the tram tunnel under the Spui has had De Affiche Galerij where The Hague Municipal Archives organises poster expositions.

Last modified: 29 October 2010

Where do you find water flowing uphill, birds changing into fish and figures walking endlessly up and down the staircase in the same courtyard? Witness these and other wonders in the museum Escher in het Paleis in The Hague.

Last modified: 20 June 2013

GEM displays all kinds of art being produced at the international, national and local level. Its groundbreaking solo and group exhibitions throw light on new trends in contemporary art.

Last modified: 20 June 2013

The Gemak arts centre is designed as a place where contemporary non-Western art can intersect with politics and society and where the hot topics of the day can be explored by means of visual images and public debate.

Last modified: 29 October 2010

The Gemeentemuseum Den Haag is world-renowned. You can visit a fabulous collection of modern art and dozens of exhibitions every year in a sensational building designed by the Dutch architect H.P. Berlage.

Last modified: 14 June 2013

In the Historical Museum of The Hague you will become acquainted with the colourful history of The Hague. The museum organises changing expositions as well as all kinds of activities.

Last modified: 20 June 2013

At Humanity House in The Hague you can experience what it feels like to live in a place gripped by conflict or hit by a disaster.

Last modified: 20 June 2013

Constantijn Huygens (1596-1687) was a fascinating man with many talents. He was secretary to the Orange stadhouders, and a highly accomplished artist and scientist in his free time.

Last modified: 26 August 2011